Liz Wessel
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Days 158-162 The Imagination Behind Gifts & the Journal’s 15th Anniversary
Gift giving can haunt us. It becomes easier when we note David Whyte’s counsel: “…it is the imagination behind the thought that counts, made tangible through gifts that find their definition through being twice blessed.” Continue reading
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Days 123-127 – The Finest of Fine Arts
Caregiving is, in fact, the finest of Fine Arts. A good thing to remember during Nurse’s Month. Continue reading
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Days 355-359 – Citizens of Imagi-Nation
Who personifies light for you? Invite them to your Imagi-Nation. The real world has no power there. No police can arrest you. Let love rule & you will be free. Continue reading
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Days 300-304 – Creativity: Where Does It Come From?
I am forever encouraging people to do more than just split-second looking. Watch children create & you will rediscover the source of your own creativity. In these times, imagination can be our salvation. Continue reading
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Days 202-208 – …When all that is left of me is love…
What better legacy can we leave at our funerals than these words from “Epitaph” by Merrit Malloy: “And when all that is left of me is love; give me away.” Continue reading
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Days 134-138 Saint Liz
Patients soothed in the middle of crises may never know the impact Liz has had on their lives. They will not even know that she has been sainted. But, you will. Continue reading
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Days 127-131 – Hope Tucked in Old Movies
“‘Always try to see life around ya as if you’d just come out of a tunnel.'” – Jimmy Stewart, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Thank you for holding high Love’s light – especially when darkness seems unending. Thank you… Continue reading
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Days 246-250 – The Angel of Legacy
Kindnesses bloom whether or not we know the identity of the planter. When the angel comes to lift you from this earth what legacy will she whisper to those that remain? The answer turns not only on what we have done… Continue reading
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Days 192-196 A Land of Oneness?
"It is easy to turn away from a stranger, the unknown other, from the faceless in a crowded sea of otherness." – Liz Wessel In her weekend essay (& exceptional painting) Liz Wessel answered a question that I also… Continue reading
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Days 101-105 – The Crushing of Individuality
In this 11-second video, my fifth grandchild experiences his first bite of solid food & turns up his nose. Then his mom makes him laugh. Will his subconscious record that eating the dislikable can be fun? Society strives to crush… Continue reading
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